In memory of Robin Gibbs, and suggested by Entdinglichung, the Bee Gees
Brilliant lyrics. According to Wikipedia:
The song recounts the story of a miner trapped in a cave-in. He is sharing a photo of his wife with a colleague (“Mr. Jones”) while they hopelessly wait to be rescued. According to the liner notes for their box-set Tales from the Brothers Gibb (1990), this song was inspired by the 1966 Aberfan mining disaster in Wales. The song’s lyrics do not contain the song’s title.[1] However, some copies were pressed with the title “New York Mining Disaster 1941 (Have You Seen My Wife, Mr. Jones?)”, as the bracketed subtitle does appear in the lyrics of the song. In the second and third verses, the lyrical lines get slower and slower, as to indicate that life is about to expire for the miners.
There are stodgy stodgy, dreary covers by The Levellers and Martin Carthy, and a much better a cappella version by Chumbawamba:
Poumista 
[…] Mondays: Over at Poumista, New York mining disaster 1941, for Robin Gibb. Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. Tags: […]